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ASH WEDNESDAY  | what is ash wednesday in the bible Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Its official name is "Day of Ashes," so called because of the practice of rubbing ashes on one's forehead in the sign of a cross. Since it is exactly 40 days (excluding Sundays) before Easter Sunday, it will always fall on a Wednesday- there cannot be an "Ash Thursday" or "Ash Monday." The Bible never mentions Ash Wednesday-for that matter, it never mentions Lent. *Lent* is intended to be a time of *self-denial*, *moderation*, *fasting*, and the *forsaking of sinful activities* and habits. *Ash Wednesday* commences this period of spiritual discipline. *Ash Wednesday* and *Lent*are observed by most Catholics and some Protestant denominations. The Eastern Orthodox Church does not observe Ash Wednesday; instead, they start Lent on "Clean Monday." While the Bible does not mention Ash Wednesday, it does record accounts o...